מַטָּרָה
mat.ta.rahNoun (Feminine)H4307
(Gate of the) Guard
From: or מַטָּרָה; from H5201 (נָטַר);
Short Definition
a jail (as a guard-house); also an aim (as being closely watched)
Full Lexicon Entry
This name means guard, prison
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)
Morphology H:N-F
DescriptionH:N-F
Occurrences
15 timesAppears 15 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Jeremiah
10
Nehemiah
2
1 Samuel
1
Job
1
Lamentations
1
Key Passages
- 1 Samuel 20:20
- Jeremiah 32:12
- Jeremiah 38:6
- Jeremiah 39:14
- Lamentations 3:12
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